Bodyguard Collection

Delhi Durbar - The Emperors Bodyguard of Indian Princes
The Emperors Bodyguard of Indian Princes, assembled for the Coronation Durbar held in Delhi in December, 1911 to proclaim the new Emperor and Empress of India, King George V and Queen Mary. Date: 1911

KOAN-KONG (or Koang-Yu) the God of War, with his son KOAN-PING, and his faithful bodyguard TCHEOU-TSANG

Khedive visiting the Mūled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo
Visit of the Khedive the Mūled en-Nabi festivity in Cairo, Egypt, with mounted bodyguards following. The Egyptian Khedive (equivalent of viceroy)

Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Turkey. Janissaries
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Ottoman Sultan going to the mosque. Turkey. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving, 19th century
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Janissaries. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Etruscan mural from the necropolis at Tarquinia
Wall painting from the necropolis at Tarquinia. Etruscans tormented by spirits with torches and hammer in the next world 1, and bas-relief of mythical monsters, griffons 2, 3

Queen inspecting her Scottish bodyguard
Queen Elizabeth II inspecting her Royal Company of Archers, the Queens Bodyguard for Scotland at Holyroodhouse in June 1953. Escorting the Queen is the Col. the Earl of Stair, and Col

Costumes of Berber soldiers, Tunis, 1828. Captain or Basoda 1, Mamluk general 2, policeman or Amba 3, royal guard or Satar 4, two Levantine soldiers 5, and bodyguard Drido 6

Tattooed or scarified guards at the door to the Queens Palace, Tandi, Angola. There are 500 guards, with three at the main door: two seated with clubs, and one standing with spear, bow and arrows

Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu with
Mounted bodyguard to the Sheikh of Bornu along with Kanembu lancer and Munga archer, Kanem-Bornu Empire, 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Garde de la Prevote de Paris (Guard of the Provosty of Paris), 1586. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 150 from Le Bibliophile

Garde du Corps du Roi, Compagnie Francaise. Royal bodyguard, French company to King Francis I. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 78

Garde du Corps du Roi, Compagnie Ecossaise. Royal bodyguard to King Francis I, First Scottish company formed in 1419. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in Roger de

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Bodyguard to Francis I, 16th century, of the first company, Ecossaise, in ceremonial garb.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

GARDES DU CORPS FEAST
Officers of the Gardes du Corps - the royal bodyguard - stage a feast where they toast the king, damn the revolution and trample the tricouleur. The people are not amused. Date: 1 October 1789

The bodyguard of the Sultan of Ternate in Singapore. The Sultanate of Ternate is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in Indonesia, established by Baab Mashur Malamo in 1257

Emir Faisal with Ageyl Bodyguard, Middle East, WW1
Emir Faisal with the Ageyl Bodyguard in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Balkan Wars 1912
Serbia - The Russian Consol Emiliyanov with his bodyguard at Detchani, 10 miles south of Pech (Pec) during the Balkan War between Russian and the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1912

New Viceroy of India greeted at the Gateway of India, Mumbai - The Governors Bodyguard, the 2nd Lancers and the Guard of Honour. Date: 1926

Sofya and Streltsi
Sofya, Peters half-sister and regent during his youth, favours the Streltsi (palace bodyguard). But their excesses alarm young Peter, who will deal with them later. Date: 1682

King George Vs Indian Bodyguard
The Indian Bodyguard of King George V during his visit to India for the Durbar. Seen here riding along the Avenue leading to the Kings camp. 1911

Ethiopia - Emperor Meneliks Bodyguard - seemingly at an International Exhibition (!)

Stanley / Received
Zaire expedition : he is received by M Tesas bodyguard, prime minister and tribal chiefs

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy - Staff / Escort to the Royals and High-ranking officials. Photograph outside the Hotel Excelsior. Date: circa 1928

Uzbekistan - Bukhara - A soldier Bodyguard of the Emir
Uzbekistan - Bukhara - A magnificent portrait photograph of a soldier of the Bodyguard of the Emir. Note his traditional Uzbek sheepswool hat and tunic with cartridge pockets. Date: 1914

Jacques Duc De Duras 1
JACQUES HENRI de DURFORT, duc de DURAS, marechal de rance, capitaine des Gardes du corps, bodyguard of Louis XIV. Date: 1625 - 1704

Jacques Duc De Duras 2
JACQUES HENRI de DURFORT, duc de DURAS, marechal de France, capitaine des Gardes du corps, bodyguard of Louis XIV. Date: 1625 - 1704

Burmese prince and two bodyguards, Burma. circa 1910

Mounted bodyguard to the Sheik of Bornu.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Royal Volunteer Review, Edinburgh - King Edward VII
Souvenir postcard of the Royal Volunteer Review, held at Edinburgh, Scotland on 18th September 1905 - prominent inset portrait of King Edward VII (1841-1910)

Russian House Guard - likely the security for a wealthy Moscow or St Petersburg family. Date: circa 1907

Hue, Vietnam - Chief of the Royal Guard and his Retinue Date: circa 1910s

Biplane flying over French troops, Macedonian Front, WW1
A biplane flying over French troops led by General Sarrail on the Macedonian Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Viceroys Bodyguard, Delhi. circa 1890s

Emperor Meneliks Bodyguard - seemingly at some form of exhibition/Intenrational show in Germany as the kitchen sign is in German. Date: 1907

Racial / India / Three 19C
An Indian dancer, the Rajah of Kashmir, and his bodyguard Date: 19th century

Kings Bodyguard outside Parliament, London
Six members of the Kings Bodyguard on the terrace of the Houses of Parliament in Central London, at the time of the funeral of King Edward VII

Yeomen of the Guard searching the Vaults of the Houses of Pa
Engraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872

Garde Du Corps Banquet
In the theatre at Versailles, with Louis and Marie present, officers of the garde du corps (royal bodyguard) hold a feast where they trample the revolutionary tricouleur

Costume, Royal Bodyguard
ROYAL BODY GUARDS Officer, Gentlemen at Arms Yeoman of the Guard Ensign, Yeomen of the Guard

Persian Bodyguard
The bodyguard of a Persian king : five warriors in ornamental tunics, carrying spears in their hands, bow over their shoulders, scabbards on their backs

Racial / Russian Cossacks
Three Cossacks, one mounted on a white horse

Hereward Saves Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the Saxon hero Hereward rescued Alftruda from the Normans in the thick of battle

Hereward Guards Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward and his man lead Alftruda under armed guard to a place of safety. " Are you in arnest?" Alftruda laughed one of her strange laughs

Trajan in Germany
The emperor Trajan rises through the German forest, accompanied by his bodyguard

NARSES (480? - 574)
NARSES Byzantine general and eunuch; commanded Justinian Is imperial bodyguard

Ancient Romans -- Lictor, Emperor and Nobleman
Three Ancient Romans (from left to right) -- a Lictor, an Emperor, and a Nobleman

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